Ekiti Election Turns Chaotic as APC, ADC Clash Over Vote-Buying Claims
Last update: June 20, 2026
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Things got messy at Unit 4, Ward 2 in Ilawe Ekiti this weekend. What started as voting quickly descended into shouting, accusations, and fisticuffs after APC and ADC supporters went head-to-head over alleged vote-buying. One man even ended up in hospital with a head injury.
The drama flared up during the ongoing governorship election when ADC candidate Mr Dare Bejide cast his vote and claimed politicians turned up with an undisclosed stash of cash ready to be shared, cbinews.tv reports.
According to Bejide, an APC chieftain rolled up in a Toyota Jeep just metres from the polling unit, allegedly with a large sum of money. That sparked a fiery argument that soon turned physical.
One ADC supporter took a blow to the head in the fracas and was rushed to hospital for treatment.
Bejide told reporters“One of them brought money here, they brought it in a sack but we intercepted her. She called the council chairman, and the council chairman came here also.
In a bid to defend themselves, they kept on saying that some ADC members were also distributing money. But they couldn’t mention anybody.
“We know where the money was kept. And in a bid to retrieve the money, she called the council chairman, and that caused a lot of commotion here.
You can see one of my aides was beaten by the security men they brought. The boy had been rushed to the hospital now.”
Despite the chaos, Bejide still commended INEC for how the exercise was conducted.
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